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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

ALEXANDRIA LIGHT INFANTRY FAIR
The Alexandria Light Infantry found them
selves at the close Of their recent fair in
possession of large quantity of goods ap-
praised Y dealers IN the articles at S495,
which they had been unable to sell. These
they determined to distribute among their
friends in an equitable manner, and the
distribution took place on Saturday night
with the following result
The holder of ticket No. l, $40 will receive
the Champion" new moving machine.
No. us, the Eureka" Corn Planter.
No. 123 the Thomas horse hay rake.
No. 396, the South Bend chilled steel 2
horse plow.
No. 1884, the silver 202 Anchor watch.
No. SOL, the Magic" range.
No. I'LL, the Arcade" range.
No. 1876. the premier" parlor stove.
No. 500. the Flash" range.
No lila, the "Montour" parlor stove.
No. 902, suit of clothes.
No. 400, q suit of clothes.
No. 700, the dressing mirror.
No. 1872, the case, % dozen Clark's o. n.
r. spool cotton.
No. 1856, the dressing case.
No. 156. the A. l.. 1. rug.
Nos l9O, 9S5. l,4S5, SIS and $50, valuable
bonks.
Nos. 1868. &c. 2O7, ,1,167, 400, 1.46S,
1903, 633, Z and 81, one barrel each of Car.
son & Sons lime.
Nos. 1S2, 10, S2S and 4l9, one roll each of
carpet lining.
No. 1889, one box 10x12 glass.
No. 1857, suit of clothes.
Nos. $50, 400, 1,2O7, 1,O67, Al, 2O9 and
43O, each one box of so cigars.
Nos. 1888, S29, 531, 125, 446, As and 1,0O5
each one cast steel shovel.
No. 1871, one rug.
All other numbers are entitled either to
cigars, fancy articles, pictures, jewelry,
hominy, nerve f1ed, kersebaer liquor,
potted game and ham, shaving soap, black
tea, aatin gloss starch, corn starch, German
Bitters, Rabbits soap, Rabbits soap pow
der, stationery, Reno tea, or Higgins soap.
The Armory will be open from 10 a. M.
to . p. M, tomorrow, for the de.
livery OF the articles, which must be called
for between those hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

ANXIOUS FOR ANNEXATIoN.-Advi
from Newfoundland say that in their ulti-
matum to the British Government in for
warding the Bait bill for imperial assent,
the legislature shows that the island
is greatly excited. 1t says in effect
that Newfoundland will not submit to
the situation, and further, that the Leg
islature passed the Bait bill for Sec
ond time, even after it had been ignored by
the British Government, az measure of
commercial self.preservation, and that
it was the only thing that could be done to pro-
tect the fishermen against the bounty protected
fishermen of France. The same advices state
that the colony is on the verge of an open rebel
lion, and that little encouragement would be
qnired to cause a general uprising against the
British connection. Private dispatches state that
strong sentiment favoring annexation to the
United States is spreading throughout the prov
ince. which is likely TO give trouble unless tho
British Government yields in granting the de-
mands the provincial government is now making
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07
How women Would Vote

Were women allowed to vote, every one
in the land who has used DR.. Pierce's ia
yorite Prescription" would vote it to be an
unfailipg remedy for the diseases peculiar to
her sex. By druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

CHICAGO, March HOO a. m.-May Wheat
oneued at S21h this morning, but the pressure to
sell was urgent and the market broke off to 61t4,
lint has rallied to Sllh May Corn opened 9
lower at 4O7s and has fallen off to 4O1s: May
Oats % 1916 May lard opened at Sl:75 and
has fallen off to $3.50. May Pork is stu quoted
at SCI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

SUIT Col. ]. S. Mosby, in Washington
OIL Saturday last entered suit in the U. s.
Court of Claims for $4,000, for fees due
him while he was q. S. consul at Hong
Loun .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

sss- CONFEDERATE vETERANs.-The regular
monthly meeting of Z. E. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans. will be held on Monday evening, March
9TH. at ~, O'Clock. at the Columbia engine house
mh5 2t EDGAR WAKEFIELD, Adjutant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

new YORK, March Cotton quiet; uplands
90, Orleans 8 1916; futures steady. Flour
dull aud easy. Wheat lower. Corn lower. Pork
firm at SIS 5oa15 70. Lard dull at 81 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

RESIGNED HIS CHARCOAL the close CT
the COMMUNION service in the Second Pres
byterian Church yesterday Rev. DR.. Din
widdie announced his resignation as pastor
of that congregation, and called meeting
OF the members and pewhoders Of the
church for Wednesday, the Both inst, after
the prayer meeting, 10 order that the Pres.
bytery could be petitioned to dissolve his
connection with the church. MIR. Dinwid-
die sid, 10 substance, that he had arrived
at this determination from press of calls to
daty 10 other places, where his ministratons
had been attended with success, and the an
parent lack of fruits from mis- labors in this
field, as we'll as numerous 3iscoursgements
which continually faced him hereabouts. A
large crowd was present OF both the morn
ing and evening services, on both of which
occasions the reverend gentleman delivered
interesting and practical discourses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07
Alr1anl!rga 6azqt.5s
MONDAY EVENING. MARCH !.
LOCAL NEWS

III this section light ,anS, followed by fair
weather, h coming coolar variable winds shift
Ia 70 westerly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

YEsrERDAY-The weather yesterday
morning WAS damp and cold and prevented
many from attending church. 1t being the
first Sunday in the month communion ser
vices were held in many Of the churches.
At The NJ e. Church South Bishop Keeuer
preached in the morning, in the Free Meth
odist Church Bishop Roberts conducted ser.
vices and at Trinity NJ. E. Church in the
morning Rev. Mr.. Wright preached. The
pulpi;s of the other churches were filed by
the resident clergy. In the afternoon the
weather cleared somewhat and many people
were on the streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

500 $500 Ao1 hHa15 e, 's a, be Aa Raas
preferred who Gun furnish their own horses and
give their whole time to the business. Spare mo-
ments may be proftably employed also: few
vacancies in towns and cities. B. F. JOHNSON &
CO., 1913 Main ST.. Richmond, Va. [mh2 d&tw1m
GUAS. PISTOLS, PERCUSSION CAPS, WADs,
VI &C., at further reduction in prices to close
out. We have on hand the" Merino Felt Wads' Bal
timore make, at manufactured prices. Call ct So
King corner OF Royal street.
dec7 1T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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BANK STATEMENTS.
1851
p EPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank.

ALEXANDRIA, IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
AT the close of business March 4, 1887.
RFSOERCrS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, S310.s7i 60
Overdratts, 10t0 90
U. S. bonds to secure circulation. 100000 90
U. 5. bonds on hand, 10000 90
Other stocks, bonds and mortgages 5f,441 so
Due from approved reserve agents 5o,977 90
other National banks, 1,496 20
State banks and bankers 1925 03
Real estate, furniture and fixtures $4,000 90
Current expenses and taxes paid 2S14 II
Premium paid 1880 90
Checks and other cash items, 101S1 81
Bills of other banks $3.50 90
pennies, ''' '''1 So 50
Trade dollars, 1000 co
Specie, 1920 90
Legal tender notes 1OQS5 90
Redemption fund with Z. S Treasurer
per cent of circulation, 400 90
$659.657 AS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, 100000 90
Surplus fund, 10000 90 |
Undivided profits, 21.o97 90 |
National bank notes outstanding, 10000 90 |
Individual deposits subject to check, 300 093 10 |
Demand certificates OF deposit, 1896 25 |
Due to other National banks 81 49, 90 |
State banks and bankers 1929 60 |
s659, Coz AS
State Of VTrginia city Of Alexandria:
l. Charles r. Hooh, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement |
Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
CHAS. 4. HOOFF, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before Inc this eth
day of March, 1887.
X. KEMPER, Notary Public
COrrect-attest
w. j. BooTHE,
HENRY STRAUSS, Directors.
s. FERGUSON BEACH mh7 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

RAILROAD CHANGES As announced IN
the GAZETTE last week would he the case,
circulars were issued on Saturday extending
the jurisdiction OF the officers of the Virgin
ID Midland division the R. & D. railroad
over the ". & o. division, Col Andrews
becoming superintendent Mr. Dabney.
master Of transportation Mr. Cabsli enpi-
neer, and Mr.. Smith, master mechanic. Mr.
r. Bell, former superintendent. will be
transferred to the engineering department
of the R. & d. system at Goldsboro, and
Me5srs. Branch, Whttlesey aud the other
officers Of the w. & o. road. will be contn-
ned III the service OF the Virginia Midland
division in the offices in this city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07
No. 1716.l
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Citizens National Bank.

IF ALEXANDRIA. IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
AT the close of business, March 4, 1887.
RESOURCES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

PERsoNAL-At Saturdays session of the
80 iimore conference of the N. E. Church
Rev. L. H. Pearce was changed from the
efieeiqe to the supernumeraiy relation, to
enable him to be in position 10 accept call
TO st. Johns Independent Methodist church,
Baltimore.
Mrs Fitzhugh Lee came here ftom Rich
nond cn Saturday, and is now On visit to
her brother, Mr.. B. H. Fowe, at his farm
near this city
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. NJ. Whitlock, of Char
lot,espille, are in the city, the guests of
Mr.. Jonas Fisher.
Miss Grosvenor, daughter Of General c.
II. Grosvenor, member of Congress from
Ohio, is visiting Miss Nourse on Duke street.
Mr.. j. Howes Crowell. of New York, was
visiting relatives in this city yesterday.
Mr.. j. Gulford White, formerly OF this
city, hut now of Ohio was inthe city yes
erday
Mr W. V. Baughman, formerly conductor
on the A & F. Railway, has been tTantfer-
red to the B. 4 r road and will van be.
tween Washington and Baltimore
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07

for hosting quantities of meat or feed
into the room. dsngled from the cell.
ING to the floor. and offered him safety
had he not been encumbered with the
baby. He could not climb the rope
with her; he would not desert her. And
vet to stay there meant death to both.
The desperate chance suggested itseli
to throw the baby among the leoparsis,
and trust to their friendship. while he
would reach the rope. if not then toe
late.
Almost as he thought it he slipped
the bolt. lifted the fastening. opened
the door. pushed his baby in. shut the
door, and then leaped for the rope. II
was wrll for him that he was a gymnasi
and cruld hand-over-hand up rope
for he was barely out Of reach when the
jaguar shot through the air, and witt
its terrible claws caught the rope just
under one of his feet.
After making several futile efforts tc
reach The man. the enraged animal
tried 10 get into the leoparsis' cage.
where the baby had been welcomed,
and 70 .tunately was kept in safety un-
til help came and the jaguar was shot.
You may be sure those leopards never
lacked dainty bits of food after that
John q. Corycu, in Harper's Young
PeODie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A bed Of red hematite iron ore,
sixteen feet thick. was recently un-
covered near Tuscaloosa. Alabama.
Casters made of leather are a new
invention. sure to prove useful. A
solid leather caster will save many q
rug or carpet.
To make papier-mache for fine.
small work. boil clippings of brown
or white paper in water. beat them into
a paste. add glue or gum and size. and
press into oiled molds.
1t has been discovered in France
that the fatty matter Of wool may be
transformed into . substance, which
has been named "cerOid," having the
consistency and several properties Of
wax.
1t is reported that Eastern capital
lists have formed a corporation in
Canada for the purpose of working ten
farms, each containing ten thousand
acres, in the Northwestern Territories
along the line Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
The value Of the cotton plant great
as it is acknowledged by all to be, seems
to have the possibility of being in
creased. since it has lately been discov-
cred that the bark of the root contains
what promises to be an available color
ing matter.-M r Sun.
The susceptibility Of manganese
steel to magnetism is found to be very
slight. making it especially desirable for
ships on account of its feeble influence
on the compass. Its tensile strength is
twice that Of ordinary steel.
Faded ink on old manuscripts can
be readily restored by slightly moisten-
ing the paper. and then painting over
with soft brush dipped in ammonium
sulphide. which acts on the iron in the
ink. and transforms it into the black
sulphide. r Witness.
The fourth case of successful re-
moval Of a tumor from the brain has
been reported in England. the weight
of the tumor being four and hall
ounces. These cases Of brain surgery,
with the exact location from the symp-
toms of the spot affected. are feats Of
which science may well be proud.
"A newly-contrived turbine water
wheel has water-supply chamber and
. bearing or step, the latter having .
convex bearing surface. The water
wheel shaft has . concave lower end.
and is provided with q water channel
leading from a point within the water
supply chamber through the concave
lower end Of the shaft. and is supplied
with = second outlet opening . short
distance above the lower end. A
strainer covers the inlet opening, and
brush is adapted to free its meshe"
Boston Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
GRANDMA.

"Whcn grandma puts her glasses On
And looks n: me-jrst So
II have done u naughty thing
She's sure somehow to know.
How Is IL she can always tell
So very, very. very well.
''Shc says tn me: Yes. little one,
'Tis written in your eye.'
And II I look the other way.
Or turn and seem to try
To hunt for something o the fiocr,
She's sure to know il all the moro.
sTf should put the glasses on
And look in gran!ma's eyes.
Do you suppose that should be
So very, very wise:
Now, what IL ! should find il true
That grandma had been naughty, tooY
But, ah.-what am thinking off,
To dream that grandma could
Be any thing in all her life
But sweet and kind and good!
I'd bettery try. myself. to be
So good tn { when she looks ut me
With eyes so loving all the day,
Ill never want to turn away"
Sidney Dayre, in Our Little OSHa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07

much too powerful auxiliaries m co,liery
working To bc readily given up. and in
deed If they are used in,cllisently there
seems no reason why they should he
discarded. In the case II gunpowder
much may bc done to minimize the evil
by watering the roadways and roofs.
and by preventing AS far as possible the
accumulation Of dust. In the haulage-
ways and engine-planes the dust is
largely due to the action Of the air cur
rents impinging against the broken coal
in the tubs. which frequently run from
ten to fifteen miles an hour along the
roads. A variety Of methods have been
suggested for keeping down the dust,
but nothing seems to have been at
tempted on a sufficiently large scale.
This much seems certain; if the continu-
ancc Of shOt-firing by means of gun
powder is to be permitted, this question Of
dust vii have to be more seriously
grapDled with than it has been hitherto.
The Royal Commissioners have reported
that they are convinced. from extensive
practical experiments carried out by
themselves and others. that the abolition
of the use of powder in dry and dusty
mines will not generally involve any
formidable Inconvenience. There are
other methods Of getting coal than by
the use Of gunpowder. and some Of
these are quite rs efficient as. and
scarcely more expensive than powder.
Blasting by means of lime has Of late
years been extensively practiced. In
this process the expansive effect which
follows the slaking Of quicklime, finely
powdered and pressed. BY hydraulic
power into small cylindrical blocks. is
made use Of 1t is the opinion of the
Commissioners that in some coal seams
the lime cartridges will perform work
quite equal to that accomplished by
powder. at no greater cost and with
absolute immunity from risk of explo-
sions. Dynamite, tOnite. and explosives
of this class can also safely be used in
conjunction with water for blasting in
stone, or shale. or coal. even in dusty
air containing fire-damp. There are
also various mechanical appliances
which will do efficient work both in
coal and stone. and in which blasting is
altogether obviated.
The limits Of this paper will not allow
us to 60 into these matters at greater
length. It will be sufficiently evident,
however. that we are rapidly dispelling
much ofthe obscurity which has hitherto
the origin Of many colliery
explosions. There is good reason to
hope. therefore. that the time is not far
distant when in the light Of this fuller
and with the more intelli-
gent supervision which should follow
from it. the frequency Of these disasters
will be very greatly diminished
Walter C. Smith, d. d., in Good Words.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07
EARLY EARTHQAkES.


: Extinct Volcanoes Buried Uader ThousanAe
OF Feet Of Sedimeat.
Two periods stand out with especial
prominence for the magnitude Of their
convulsions, and for the profound in.
fluence which these have had upon the
scenery of England. The first Of these
periods les far back in the dim eras Of
geological history. In the earliest
glimpse that is obtainable Of primeval
Britain we can family descry a few
scattered islets, bare perhaps Of vegeta-
ton. or at least clothed only with plants
Of q humble grade, such - club MOSES
and ferns. Round these rocky prom.
inences a wide but shallow sea swept
eastward across what is now Europe,
with here and there . ridge or island
marking where some ono of the great
mountain chains of the Continent have
since been upreared. To the north lay
a mass OF land that stretched across
where Scandinavia and Finland now.
lie. and may also have extended west.
ward into Americas wide arctic con.
tinent out Of whose waste came the
materials that have served Is the
foundations for the superstructure both
of Europe and of North America.
Spreading eastward and southwark
across the site of the European Cont.
nent, the sea. which was probably an
eastward extension of the original At.
lantic Ocean. received . continental
supply Of mud silt and sand, sweptinto
it from the shores of its islands and
from the northern land. Slowly its
floors sank down and the sediments
gathered there until the islands were
one by one submerged and buried under
an ever increasing load Of detritus. But
as the supply of sediment seems to have
kept pace. on the whole. with the de-
preston. the sea never became abysmal.
Its depth may not have greatly varied.
but over its floor there came eventually
to be accumulated depth Of sediment
amounting to many thousands of feet.
While these events were transpiring
over the area Of the future Europe .
long succession of submarine volcanic
outbursts took place in the west, across
the tract that now forms the basin Of
the Irish Sea. Thick sheets Of lava and
copious showers of ashes were poured
forth. which spread out upon the floor
Of the sea. and probably in some cases
built themselves up into volcanic
islands. As one center Of eruption died
out another would break forth from
where are now the hills Of Waterford
and the headlands Of Pembrokeshire
northward to the borders Of Scotland.
But the volcanic energy at last ex.
pended itself. The volcanoes sank one
by one into the sea, and over their sub |
merged streams of lava and hardened
sheets Of ashes the sea-borne sand and
mud once more gathered. As the down.
ward movement went on not only were
the volcanoes obliterated, but their very
sites were buried under thousands Of |
feet of sediment-Geikie. IN Good
Words.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07
PuN0ENT PARAGRAPHS.

If some men had to ''eat their
words their health would be ruined
sorever.-N =. Tribune.
The greatest reformer Of the age
was the inventor of the hustle. which
has reformed nearly every woman.
1t takes the first thirty years of =
mans life to find out that it isn't the
man with the shiniest hat who draws
the biggest check.-PAilaeielphia Call.
"A youth is conscious how little his
elders know until he gets to be IN elder
himself. Then he realizes the def
ciencies of youth-PMck.
Doesn't it seem rather inconsistent
that it should take $50 long,! to cut =
conversation short nowadays? Yet it
always does. hurry or no hurry.-Gal-
weston Opera Glass.
-Wife-"You ought to stop in and
see the doctor. Henry. and get some
medicine for your throat" Husband
What! when there are several bot
ties Of medicine, not yet half taken. in
the house? We must be more econom.
ical."
-'.Is there much water in the cistern,
Biddy?" inquired q gentleman of his
Irish girl. as she came up from the
cellar. 1T is full on the bottom. sir,
but there's none at all on the top" was
the reply.
The Boston girl
Her eyes are hid behind pair Of glasses.
But not 70 e. zee 4 sood looks he = pos:esse:. ss %
But II his face intelligence expresses!
Boston Courier.
To lift the hat with ease and grace
is considered quite an accomplishment.
Certain East-side boarding houses want
to catch the fellow who lifts half .
dozen hats at time whenever the hall
door is left unlocked. SiJtinQs.
What was the rush last night, old
MANI You left ahead of the party"
ibid I? thought took all the heads
of the whole party with me from the
size of the one have on me this morn
ing" .'Only a heada Bless you. got on
. full bust. "-Burdctte.
Tender Lover-'.How pensive your
Arabella looks this evening. There's
sort of interpretive glance in her eye.
One would almost fancy that there is
some great sorrow gnawing at her
heart" Brutal Brother-''SO there is.
Joe. Her poodle dogs got the mango"
Amateur tenor (whO has been
abroad)-''Ah! my man, you are an
eye doctor, l understand. Oculist-
II am IN oculist, SIR" ''Yes; we'll,
what / want to know is whether there is
any way to prevent the eyes from filling
up with water while singing" "None
that ! know Of except to steel your
heart against the sufferings Of the audi
ence."
-Gertrude-''You ought to hear
Rubinstein's Ocean Symphony Cousin
Tom. 1t is perfectly grand" Cousin
Toni should think for that SYM
phony the musicians must have their
instruments tuned to the high c.. And
then Cousin Tom wondered why Ger
trude gave him such . cold. stony stare
and would not tell him any thing L,ore
about Rabinstein's symphony OF any
other nusic.-BostoH Pbsk